Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Flat Wrack

Notomys macrotis compared with Fucus spiralis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Flat Wrack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fucaceae
Genus	Notomys	Fucus
Species	Notomys macrotis	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Flat Wrack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

The Big-eared Hopping Mouse (Notomys macrotis) is a species in the genus Notomys. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.